Oral L-carnitine does not decrease erythropoietin requirement in pediatric dialysis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 17-20

  Lilien, M R ^a   Duran, M ^a   Quak, J M E ^a   Frankhuisen, J J ^a   Schroder C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythropoietin; Hemodialysis; L Carnitine; Peritoneal dialysis

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; CARNITINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033675568     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670000423     Document Type: Article

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